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U.S. Special Envoy For North Korea Visits Japan

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U.S. Special envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies is surrounded by reporters after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama at Foreign Ministry on May 16, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Davies responds on surprise visit to North Korea by Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

U.S. Special envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies is surrounded by reporters after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama at Foreign Ministry on May 16, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Davies responds on surprise visit to North Korea by Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

A-Bomb Victims Name Book Airing Takes Place

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A Hiroshima City officer wearing white gloves airs the name books of atomic bombs victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to check whether there are any damages at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 15, 2013 in Hiroshima, Japan. The officers check each pages of 103 books, that recorded 280,968 victims' names and the date of death. A name book recording the victims who passed away after last year's peace memorial will be dedicated to the stone chamber located underneath the peace monument at this year's Peace Memorial on August 6.

A Hiroshima City officer wearing white gloves airs the name books of atomic bombs victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to check whether there are any damages at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 15, 2013 in Hiroshima, Japan. The officers check each pages of 103 books, that recorded 280,968 victims' names and the date of death. A name book recording the victims who passed away after last year's peace memorial will be dedicated to the stone chamber located underneath the peace monument at this year's Peace Memorial on August 6.

A-Bomb Victims Name Book Airing Takes Place

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A Hiroshima City officer wearing white gloves airs the name books of atomic bombs victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to check whether there are any damages at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 15, 2013 in Hiroshima, Japan. The officers check each pages of 103 books, that recorded 280,968 victims' names and the date of death. A name book recording the victims who passed away after last year's peace memorial will be dedicated to the stone chamber located underneath the peace monument at this year's Peace Memorial on August 6.

A Hiroshima City officer wearing white gloves airs the name books of atomic bombs victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to check whether there are any damages at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on May 15, 2013 in Hiroshima, Japan. The officers check each pages of 103 books, that recorded 280,968 victims' names and the date of death. A name book recording the victims who passed away after last year's peace memorial will be dedicated to the stone chamber located underneath the peace monument at this year's Peace Memorial on August 6.

Osaka Mayor Hashimoto Excuses On Remarks 'comfort women' Were Necessary Part Of War

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Toru Hashimoto, Osaka mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party speaks during a press conference at Osaka City Hall on May 15, 2013 in Osaka, Japan. Hashimoto said on May 13 that 'comfort women' were necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II, but then softened his tone, saying that they served soldiers 'against their will.'

Toru Hashimoto, Osaka mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party speaks during a press conference at Osaka City Hall on May 15, 2013 in Osaka, Japan. Hashimoto said on May 13 that 'comfort women' were necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II, but then softened his tone, saying that they served soldiers 'against their will.'

V4+Japan Prime Ministers Meeting

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Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate outside the V4+Japan Prime Ministers Meeting on June 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on tour to Europe to attend the summit meeting with V4 group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), G8 Summit, followed by the first ever visit to Ireland as Japanese Prime Minister.

Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate outside the V4+Japan Prime Ministers Meeting on June 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on tour to Europe to attend the summit meeting with V4 group (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), G8 Summit, followed by the first ever visit to Ireland as Japanese Prime Minister.

Hashimoto Attempts To Defuse Criticism But Refuses To Budge

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Japan Restoration Party co-head and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto responds to reporters that Hashimoto's recent remark on wartime comfort women may have been 'inappropriate', at Osaka City Hall on May 16, 2013 in Osaka, Japan.

Japan Restoration Party co-head and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto responds to reporters that Hashimoto's recent remark on wartime comfort women may have been 'inappropriate', at Osaka City Hall on May 16, 2013 in Osaka, Japan.

Osaka Mayor Hashimoto Excuses On Remarks 'comfort women'

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Toru Hashimoto, Osaka mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party speaks during a press conference at Osaka City Hall on May 15, 2013 in Osaka, Japan. Hashimoto said on May 13 that 'comfort women' were necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II, but then softened his tone, saying that they served soldiers 'against their will.'

Toru Hashimoto, Osaka mayor and co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party speaks during a press conference at Osaka City Hall on May 15, 2013 in Osaka, Japan. Hashimoto said on May 13 that 'comfort women' were necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II, but then softened his tone, saying that they served soldiers 'against their will.'

Monju Reactor Faces Long-Term Suspension Over Lax Safety System

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In this aerial image, the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor is seen on May 15, 2013 in Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. Japan's nuclear watchdog will indefinitely suspend the use of the reactor over the operator Japan Atomic Energy Agency's disregard for safety that continued even after the Fukushima nuclear crisis raised concerns across the nation.

In this aerial image, the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor is seen on May 15, 2013 in Tsuruga, Fukui, Japan. Japan's nuclear watchdog will indefinitely suspend the use of the reactor over the operator Japan Atomic Energy Agency's disregard for safety that continued even after the Fukushima nuclear crisis raised concerns across the nation.

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U.S. Special envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies is surrounded by... News PhotoCounterpart,Diplomacy,Horizontal,Japan,Journalist,Meeting,Politics,Tokyo - JapanPhotographer The Asahi ShimbunCollection: The Asahi Shimbun 2013 The Asahi ShimbunTOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 16: (CHINA OUT, SOUTH KOREA OUT) U.S. Special envoy for North Korea Glyn Davies is surrounded by reporters after a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Shinsuke Sugiyama at Foreign Ministry on May 16, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Davies responds on surprise visit to North Korea by Isao Iijima, an adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)